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By Tricia Hay and David Tovey We sat down a few weeks ago to explore what more our team could do to support the young people of Gloucestershire and the local community. We have been involved in many of the more traditional initiatives to help young people into work...

As I spotted on my CRM last week, I congratulated my team on a great first quarter by "locking them in a room to see if they could escape". Well done guys. The haunted house team got out with 33 seconds to go and the prison break(ers) had 5 mins left. Thank you to...

The topic of customer service and customer experience has been coming up in lots of client conversations as well as at networking meetings lately. As my colleague, First Base Director David Tovey, is writing a book on the subject we put our heads together so that we...

Lilly Chappell turned one last week and we are so so proud of how she's doing. Lilly is a great addition to our team and is absolutely focused on getting things just right for our clients and for our candidates too. She heads up the commercial side of the business and...

The week has started well. Nathan, Mags and Andy are ready to take your call and have many temp to perm job roles to fill. They're looking rather bright and bushy tailed ! Call 01453 755330 for more information and a start...

The short answer is yes. As a recruiter I see a wide variety of formats, styles and approaches to CV’s but the ones that really stand out are the ones that ‘check the boxes’ of my client’s requirements. With that being said, it is important to still be honest! If you...

Join my team and I on the 19th July to start the summer off with a bang. Some food for thought whilst you're on the beach #CustomerExperience plus the launch of our Leadership Challenge #TheGoodRecruitmentCampaign #Growth Book via Linked in...

By Tricia Hay and David Tovey We had to pass on bad news recently to a candidate well qualified for the job they had been interviewed for. It’s never a pleasant task to have tell someone they won’t be going forward to a second interview. We’d asked for feedback from...

By Tricia Hay and David Tovey At a recent recruitment event for students, the guest speaker (a manager from a local company) publicly berated one of the students for texting on her mobile phone whilst he was presenting. “You will need to learn to pay attention if you...

By Tricia Hay and David Tovey You can be the most talented person around, but if you are not well connected through your professional network you can easily miss out on rewarding and exciting career opportunities. Building an effective professional network should...

Great feedback from a happy client this morning concerning one of our temp team. Makes our team happy too. "Lovely kid, speaks to everyone and stayed on to until 5pm to meet the lads he’ll be working with on the late shift. One of the lads on that shift just said...

By Tricia Hay and David Tovey While we shouldn’t try to stereotype and entire generation, one thing is certain; Millennials (born 1982-2004) have different expectations of management than Generation X (ages 35-50). Their main expectation? Millennials want managers who...